Shot loader



oct. 18. 1927. 1,645,638

G. W. ABRAHAM SHOT LOADER Filed Dec. 15, 1926 s aux' Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

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esoneri w. ABRAHAM, or DErnorr, MICHIGAN.

SHOT LOADER.

Application led December 15, 1926. Serial No. 154,915.

'This invention relates to shot loading deon each side of the crimp 11, is provided vices for rifles or the like, and has'ifor its object the provision of a tubular loading device'liaving a discharge spout specially constructed to prevent jamming of the shot as the saine pass therethrough.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive means for closing the spout of the loadei Another object of the yinvention is to provide a novel closure for the filling end of the loader. I

Other objects will appear hereinafter. In the drawing, 0 Figure 1 is a view of a rifle magazine in the process of being filled by the loader;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View of a rifle barrel and magazine enclosed m. th(lilieg. ,3 is an enlarged sectional fragmentary view of the loader illustrating the construction of the spout of the loader, and

Fig. 4 is. an enlarged part sectional view of the loader, illustrating the Spring for.

closing the out, and the sna ping cap for closing the iplling end of the oader.

Like characters of reference of the drawing designate corresponding;V parts.

Arrectilinear sheet of metal, cardboard, fibre board, or the like, is" rolled to form a tube 10. The side of one end of the tube preferably, at' the point'where the ends of the sheet abut one another, isl pressed 1n,: thus forming a. lcrimp 11', which reduces the diameter of the tube yto a restricted orifice,

12 of a diameter permittin the discharge of but oneshot .at a time. The spout thus formed is provided with a hole13; and a wire '14 secured to the body ot'V tube by one or more turns 9,` is so shaped as to enter said hole of the spout, and provide'a convenient dispensing closure for the4 spout capable of easy mampulation by the thumb 'of an operator.

The opposite end of the tube is left rough finished, thus'having a' somewhat eizpanded end, as indicated at 15 1n the drawing, and

a snap cap 16- is .provided which is a cuplike stam g havin the margin of the .skirt portionl t ereof slig tly-ared out, aseindicated at"17 to'permit the cap to receive the i-ou h'end ofthe tube, whereby the resiliency of tiliecap maybe 'utilized to hold the same in vosition.

he wallof the tube at the dispensing end with one or more indcntations 18 in order to prevent jamming of the shot at the spoilt.

The magazine 19 with which this invention is adapted to be used, has generally :i filling." hole 20,-and= is constructed to tit the rifhh barrel 21.

In operation, with the magazine in thc le l'i hand and the loader tube in the right hand, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and with the thiimli of the right hand manipulating the wire 14. shot is poured into the interior of the niagazine, and what is generally, by its very nature, a tedious operation is thus made eas);

and certain. Jamming of the shot is positively checked by the indentations 18 in the wall of the tube. The snap cap 16 serves as an efiectiveclosure for the filling end, and

by the exertion of a small pressure, the cap is easily removed for refilling the loader.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there is provided a most simple, efficient and inexpensive loader for rifles employing shot. Modification of the above may be made within the s irit and scope of the invention.

.,WhatIcaim' is:

1. A shot loading device including a tube having a crimp in one end forming a rcstricted orifice of 'a' size to discharge a single shot at a time, an indentation -at said crimped 4portion for preventing jamming of lshot at said orice, and removable means for obstructing said orifice. 4

2. In a shot loading device, the combinaytion of a tube, having a crimp in the side oi oneend to form an orificeadapted 'to discharge a single shot at a time, said crimp formed'with ad]acent indent-ations to prevent jamming of shot at said orifice; and a "i sprinv arranged across the orifice oi the stem, eing normally urged into the tube i'oi' obstructing the passage of the shot tlierethrough.

3. A shot'loading device including a tube havin a restricted orifice at the dispensing end o a size to discharge a single shot at a time, a -wire extending across said orifice resiliently held in position for controlling the discharge, and a cup for the op osite end of said v stern having a flaring siii-t portion ada ted to..lcoact with the s hca'ied surface of t le.' tube-,end to provide a yieldable locking engagement therewith.4

" 4. A tube forloading shot having one end i' laterally crimped to-provide' a restricted discharge orifice, the wall of the tube under tif) BEST AVAILABLE COPY said crrppformed with ,adioningntemal indentatiopstoj prevent more than ones'shot at a vtime from resting upon the shot irnxnediately behind the leading shot, and wire means for closing said orifice'providing easy lnanipulation during the dispensing operaA therefor. y A

6. In combination, a tube havingr its wall crimped at oneend to provide a restricted assa'ge, and a hole Vin the wall near the end 2f) of thetube; a wire having,Y one or more insten'm'ol turns, about said tube, and a hooked saidhtube and` form a reinovableelosure end ori engagement within said hole for closing said passage, and a spring cap adapted to engage the sheared surface of the opl 25 poste end of the tube to provide a remorable closure ltherefor. i

In testimony whereof I aiIix n iy signature GEORGE w. Anim-1an. 

